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Back to the beginning. That might be a good way to understand this passage in Matthew 22.  Because in a couple of ways, these verses hark back to how Matthew began Jesus’ story in this Gospel. First there is the genealogy in Matthew 1.  In that “family tree” of Jesus Matthew inserts something into the…

In recent years there has been a lot of talk about religion in America.  This election year of 2020 is no exception—indeed, the upcoming election magnifies such things.  Maybe other nations have similar conversations but America is definitely the epicenter of some pretty serious conversations in this area.  This is due in part to the…

In a seminar on Matthew’s gospel, Tom Long pointed out that in Matthew, it’s never a good thing to be addressed as “friend.”  Every time someone is called a friend in Matthew, what follows is not pleasant!  Jesus himself was referred to as a “friend” by the religious authorities in Matthew 11 but it was…

Back to the beginning. That might be a good way to understand this passage in Matthew 22.  Because in a couple of ways, these verses hark back to how Matthew began Jesus’ story in this Gospel. First there is the genealogy in Matthew 1.  In that “family tree” of Jesus Matthew inserts something into the…

Sometimes these days Christians seem a little, well, thin-skinned.  Some people can all-but fly into a rage and get into a serious spiritual lather when confronted with some obvious piece of anti-religious behavior or when they hear that a character on a TV show said something religiously offensive.  On Facebook you can regularly see posts…

In a seminar on Matthew’s gospel, Tom Long pointed out that in Matthew, it’s never a good thing to be addressed as “friend.”  Every time someone is called a friend in Matthew, what follows is not pleasant!  Jesus himself was referred to as a “friend” by the religious authorities in Matthew 11 but it was…